Bill HJ.Res.144

During the 1st Session of the 66th Congress, on July 10, 1919, Republican Representative Leonidas C. Dyer of Missouri (R-MO) introduced H.J.Res.144 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. This resolution provided for an advisory plebiscite to resolve Puerto Rico’s political status.

66th Congress

Bill S.2780

During the 1st Session of the 76th Congress, on July 11, 1939, Democrat Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska (D-NE) introduced S. 2780 in the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs. This bill accompanied H.R. 6986 in the House. This was a status bill calling for the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union on an equal footing with the states.

76th Congress

Bill HR.3536

On October 26, 1989, during the 1st Session of the 101st Congress, Republican Representative Robert J. Lagomarsino (R-CA) introduced H.R. 3536 in the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. This legislation authorized an island wide plebiscitary vote on multiple status options for Puerto Rico.

101st Congress

Bill HR.856

On February 27, 1997, during the 1st Session of the 105th Congress, Republican Representative Don E. Young of Alaska (R-AK) introduced H.R. 856 in the House Committee on Rules. This plebiscitary legislation provided for a status plebiscite that would lead to the full self-government of Puerto Rico under one of multiple status options.

105th Congress

Bill HR.260

On January 4, 2017, during the 1st Session of the 115th Congress, Republican and New Progressive Party Resident Commissioner Jenifer González-Colón of Puerto Rico (R/PNP-PR) introduced H.R. 260 in the House Committee on Natural Resources. This status bill enabled the admission of the territory of Puerto Rico into the Union as a state on an equal footing.

115th Congress

Bill H.J.Res.120

On January 31, 1985, during the 1st Session of the 99th Congress, Democrat Representative Roland V. Dellums of California (D-CA) introduced H.J.Res. 120 in the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. The resolution affirmed the right to self-determination and the decolonization of Puerto Rico.

99th Congress

Bill HR. 9691

On May 4, 1967, during the 1st Session of the 90th Congress, Republican Representative John P. Saylor of Pennsylvania (R-PA) introduced H.R. 9691 in the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. This status bill sought to provide the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union, on an equal footing with the original states.

90th Congress

Bill S. 1485

On October 15, 1945, during the 1st Session of the 79th Congress, Republican Senator William Langer of North Dakota (R-ND) introduced S. 1485 in the Senate Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs. The status bill enabled Puerto Rican electors to form a territorial constitution and subsequent statehood.

79th Congress

Bill HR. 7003

On May 7, 1959, during the 1st Session of the 86th Congress, Democrat Representative Victor L’Episcopo Anfuso of New York (D-NY) introduced H.R. 7003 in the House from the Committee of Interior and Insular Affairs. This bill provided for a local referendum in Puerto Rico on the admission of the islands into the Union as a state.

86th Congress

Bill HR.9934

During the 2nd Session of the 67th Congress, on January 16, 1922, Republican Representative John I. Nolan of California (R-CA) introduced H.R.9934 in the House Committee on Insular Affairs. This was a status bill.

67th Congress